A stunning novel of female friendship, forbidden love & evolution from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring. ...

In 1809, when Darwin was born, much of the world was an unexplored wilderness. Our knowledge of the past was nonexistent, & our picture of our species` history little more than a set of fantastic myths & fairytales. But a new era was dawning. Five decades later, On the Origin of the Species was able to draw on the pioneering work of explorers & naturalists to produce a theory that revolutionized our conception of our world. & the revolution didn`t stop with the publication of Darwin`s masterwork. 150 years later, his `dangerous idea` is still headline news, denied by many, capable of enraging & dividing, even as biologists decipher the 3-billion-year history of life as written in our very DNA. This book tells the stories of the most dramatic adventures & important discoveries in two centuries of natural history
- from Alexander von Humboldt`s epic journeys in South America to the hi-tech genome-reading projects making headlines today
- & how they gave birth to & have nourished the evolution revolution.

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Plants are truly remarkable: even with all our modern technological prowess they still feed, clothe & shelter us, help transport us & can intoxicate & cure us. Helen & William Bynum are expert guides to the rich histories, significance & uses of over 80 key plants in 69 entries, revealing our relationship with them, both utilitarian & aesthetic, & their multiple benefits & cultural associations. Organized thematically, eight sections cover all aspects of our interaction with plants starting with those crops that were fundamental to the development of cultures & civilizations, & those that enliven our diet beyond the basics, such as saffron & chilli peppers. Other sections look at plants that have helped to create our material world, as well as those that are used medicinally or are revered & adored for symbolic reasons, including the tulip, the rose & the lotus. For anyone interested in the natural world & the extraordinary diversity of flora around us, this elegantly illustrated & covetable book, published in association with the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, will be an inspiration & a delight. ...

This book is suitable for anyone interested in the natural world & the extraordinary diversity & wonder of plants, this beautifully illustrated & presented range of stationery will be a delight. Products in the range are illustrated with exquisite & exotic images taken from the book Remarkable Plants That Shape Our World & all are attractively packaged. ...

This book is suitable for anyone interested in the natural world & the extraordinary diversity & wonder of plants, this beautifully illustrated & presented range of stationery will be a delight. Products in the range are illustrated with exquisite & exotic images taken from the book Remarkable Plants That Shape Our World & all are attractively packaged. ...

For anyone interested in the natural world & the extraordinary diversity & wonder of plants, this beautifully illustrated & presented range of stationery will be a delight. Products in the range are illustrated with exquisite & exotic images taken from the book Remarkable Plants That Shape Our World & all are attractively packaged. ...

The latest release in the Remarkable illustated sports series features Britain`s idyllic village cricket grounds. Featuring original photography from all corners of the British Isles. Written by Brian Levison, author of the 8, 000-selling Remarkable Cricket Grounds, an Amazon No.1 bestseller. ...

Join intrepid, but forgetful, Explorer Ben who sets off on a big adventure through jungle, caves & deserts on different methods of transport...but keeps he forgetting things along the way. Can you help Ben try to remember the items? Learn memorisation tricks along the way & see what you can help Ben remember! A fun memory game adventure full of new memory tips to learn! ...

For most people the details of the American Revolution, the history of Thanksgiving & the Battle of the Alamo are sketchy at best. However, help is at hand as Remember the Alamo? contains all the American history you learnt at school & promptly forgot, & perhaps some things that you were never taught in the first place. Broken down into easily digested bite-sized chunks, this book will teach you the basics of over 150 key events from Columbus to Nixon & from cowboys to cosmonauts. Remember the Alamo? assumes no other knowledge of world history & doesn't contain anything but the most salient points so that anyone can become clued up on the history of one of the world's most developed nations. Concise & informative, yet entertaining & engagingly written, Remember the Alamo? contains everything you will ever need to know about the United States. ...

A bestseller in 2008, Remember Remember has continued to enlighten & entertain readers wanting to brush up on their history. Now available in paperback, this much-loved gift book has been repackaged, to be enjoyed by those new to the series or old fans alike. Lively, exciting, full of great stories & humorous asides, this book looks at the key events in British history, covering all the important dates, people & events. Each subject is presented in short, self-contained `articles`, designed to be dipped into on the readers whim. Concise & authoritative, Remember, Remember makes history interesting & accessible for everyone once again. ...